This course examines the underlying principles and characteristics of banking and financial markets that are the foundation for understanding both their normal role in economies and the headline events. It concentrates on the theoretical and empirical scientific knowledge produced by modern research on banking. Since such knowledge is never fully established or ‘proven’, it enables you to examine opposing points of view and to discuss the published studies.

Target audience

Bank coordinator and managers

Expert of capital market

Anyone seeking to understand capital markets and instruments

Objectives

demonstrate a well-founded understanding of what financial markets and financial intermediaries are and how they work

explain the factors that contribute to financial instability, the causes and effects of financial crises, and the strategies that can be used to reduce the risk of their occurrence

outline and discuss some of the most central concepts and techniques used in the analysis of financial institutions, and

apply and refine these methods in your own analyses of phenomena which you encounter in financial markets.